Chapter 8: The lord borrows money
It is undeniable that Chen Jian's speech fully achieved his expected purpose and successfully guided the thinking of the people.
The lords have already determined that Markham, the former lord, is the bastard who harmed everyone who has not had a good life.
Who made everything Chen Jian said so clear-eyed, many of them have experienced it personally, and often this kind of true and false words can make people believe it the most.
Now the lords are full of sympathy for this unlucky new lord, how difficult it is, he has to carry so many burdens at a young age.
Many people even began to think, why did the big-eared monster robbers appear just a few days after Markham left, is there any insider story here?
All of a sudden, the square was so full of talk that the lord had to stop speaking. However, the lord was not angry, anyway, the effect had been achieved, and he had said that his mouth was dry for a long time, and he was tired, so he took the opportunity to rest.
The old butler on the side wasted no time in handing over a glass of water, and the sycophant was not traced, and the lord was once again impressed by the old butler.
After a while, the lords gradually quieted down, because everyone noticed that the lord was still standing on the high platform, and it seemed that he still had something to say.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have said so much just to let everyone understand the predicament we are currently in!" Chen Jian, who had already fully moistened his throat, spoke again, and in this sentence, he subtly used the word "we" instead of "I", once again guiding the thinking of the lords, turning his own predicament into a predicament for everyone, "Although I am not a nobleman, but as the lord of Hammondal, how can I watch the lords suffer so indifferently? As I said, I used to be a civilian, and I know your plight well, so I decided that no matter how difficult it was, I would find a way to get these damn big-eared bandits out of Hammondal, and I would let them know that it was the biggest mistake of their lives to dare to come to Hammondale to do evil and disturb the peaceful lives of my lovely people! ”
The lord's generous words drew enthusiastic cheers from the people, and even the old butler could not help but shed tears.
The lord waved his hands and calmed the cheers of the lords: "Starting tomorrow, the lord will personally reorganize the guards and train the soldiers himself, I believe that with everyone's help, in less than two months, I can make the big-eared monster robbers the history of Hammondal, and I hope everyone can endure it for a while longer." Of course, one might ask, what if the robbers haven't been eliminated after two months? Then I tell you, if I haven't eliminated the robbers after two months, there can only be one reason, and that is that I, the useless lord, have died a glorious death in the battle against the robbers! ”
As soon as these words came out, the lords were stunned, and the lord actually went to fight the robbers with the determination to die!
"Of course, I don't believe that this will happen, and I am 200% confident that I can defeat the big-eared monsters! I'm not like Markham, who just runs away with his tail between his legs! Chen Jian laughed, full of pride, "Last time I didn't have a single soldier in my hands, isn't it the same one who has been fighting with the big-eared monsters for half a month, killing seven in and seven out, if it weren't for the fact that there was no food in the end, and the weapon was broken again, maybe I would still be playing with them outside!" ”
The lord brags that he doesn't make drafts, his face is not red and his heart is not beating, he looks decent, and the lords have already developed a blind sense of trust in the lord at this time, and they even believe his nonsense, knowing that this guy's face is actually a little thicker than the stone wall on the side, and everyone dares to spread a lot of panic in front of everyone.
Some people even thought that it was no wonder that the lord was so embarrassed and tired on the day he came, it turned out that it was because he had been fighting the big-eared monster bandits outside for so long.
"Do you have confidence in me?" The lord raised his arms and shouted.
"There is !!" The bewildered citizens responded enthusiastically.
Looking at the warm atmosphere below, Chen Jian secretly said that it is no wonder that Hitler always likes to use speeches to confuse the people, and said that everything he does depends on speeches, and it turns out that this trick really works.
It seems that his speech level is not very good, but does he also have the potential to be a Nazi?
Striking while the iron is hot, Jian Chen began his trick of empty gloves and white wolf: "Then are you willing to support me, cooperate with me, and have absolute trust in me no matter what the environment?" ”
"Willing to !!" The response was as strong as a landslide and tsunami.
"As I said earlier, I'm poor, poorer than all of you! But what should we do if we need money to reorganize the guards, train the soldiers, and buy equipment? Saying that, Chen Jian's hand pointed at the old butler: "Chief Manager Fu said to me, master, let's levy a temporary tax like other noble lords, we can levy a window tax!" The result? Mr. Fu, come on! ”
The old butler stepped forward with a look of shame, full of tears, this old man has been completely moved by the lord: "I want to apologize to everyone first, and propose such an unkind way, but I really can't help it, don't talk about gold coins in the castle now, there is no half of the copper coins now, I am worried these days!" ”
Although these words were taught by the lord, they can be regarded as the truth, and the old housekeeper was emotional again, and when he thought back to his suffering for a period of time, these tears were really uproaring.
"But the lord disagreed, the lord said, he is also a commoner, he knows everyone's suffering, and at this time he also levies taxes, which makes everyone's life worse, we can't do such a lack of morality! The lord also said that this tax can not be levied, but should be reduced, Hammondale has been collecting so many taxes every year, it is enough, from now on, Hammondale only collects agricultural taxes and commercial taxes, and other taxes are all cancelled, this tax reduction order was also promulgated yesterday, I believe everyone knows, I will not say more! ”
Not to mention, some words coming out of other people's mouths have a much better effect than saying them from their own mouths, this trick was learned by Chen Jian in school before.
At that time, a friend of his wanted to chase a beautiful girl who was recognized as difficult to chase, but he didn't express his position to others, but silently cared about her, secretly did something for her, and then bribed several female companions around the girl, so that they inadvertently revealed what they did to the girl. Let Chen Jian shout that his friend is too despicable, shameless, insidious, and obscene, but he worships it.
Before Jian Chen crossed over, the friend and the girl were said to have married and had children.
At this time, this method can be said to be the finishing touch in this place, and the trust of the lords in the lord has increased another layer, and those who were still suspicious of the tax cut order have also dispelled their doubts, and it is Lord Foresh who speaks above!
Taking over the old butler's words, Jian Chen shouted: "I, the lord, have no money, and I can't tax everyone, where should this money come from?" I think about it, there is only one way! ”
After a pause, seeing that everyone below stretched out their ears, Chen Jian continued: "Actually, it's not a good way, I'm a stupid person, not as good as those aristocratic lords who can make money, I only have one way, and that is to be cheeky to borrow!" With whom to borrow? Now the situation in Hammondale can't go up to the sky or down to the ground, and the empire doesn't care about us, so I, the lord, can only be cheeky and borrow a little money from everyone to spend it! ”
Without the slightest pause, Jian Chen continued to roar hoarsely: "Maybe you will think, this lord is not collecting taxes under the guise of borrowing money, right? I tell you, no! I, Jian Chen, am not the kind of mercenary villain, I won't ask for this money without knowing it! Every money you lend me, I will write an IOU in black and white! Let's let Hammondald's esteemed old Fowler butler take care of it! Moreover, I can't borrow your money in vain, and I promise you here that I will not only pay you back a lot of this money, but also pay you an additional remuneration equivalent to 10% of the principal as compensation for occupying everyone's money for such a long time! Some people may also ask, what if I, the lord, don't have the money to pay you back? Actually, this is not a problem! Who am I? I'm Lord Hammondal, Lord Lord, and I'll always have to collect the annual agricultural and commercial taxes from you in the future, right? These taxes are the confidence that I have the money to pay back to everyone! If you really can't afford it, I'll give you tax exemption until the money is repaid! ”
The lord's words were loud, and the people were silent.
Because although there is a banking industry in this world, there is only deposit and withdrawal business, and there is also a handling fee, which is not at all like the world where Chen Jian was originally located, and there is no such thing as interest without interest, in order to make the people understand, Chen Jian had to say it more bluntly, but Rao is so, the people still can't digest it for a while.
It did come so suddenly, and the people were a little confused. The lord borrowed money from the lord? It's as unbelievable as an angel shaking hands with a demon.
Including the old butler, everyone was dazed by this news like a thunderbolt from the sky, the old butler didn't know anything in advance, only knew that the lord said that there was a way to make money, but he didn't expect it to be such a way.
"Master, this borrowing money from the lords is really losing the identity of a lord, isn't it......" The old butler thought about it and decided to persuade the master, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the lord.
The lord said a word to the old butler with a pleasant face, which made the old butler completely speechless: "Manager Fu, don't persuade me, unless you can come up with a better way to get the money now, don't talk about it." ”
In fact, Chen Jian's idea was not something he came up with by himself, and he just used the methods of the foundations that cheated people out of money in the previous world.
Chen Jian remembers very well that when he was still in junior high school, there was a gang of swindlers in his hometown, under the guise of setting up a cooperative foundation, to attract ignorant villagers with a high rate of return, and let them keep their money in the foundation, and then they evaporated from the world and disappeared from the world.
In fact, this deceptive method has no technical content to put it bluntly, it is just to lure people with profit, but it is such a simple method, but it has deceived the villagers in Chen Jian's hometown to death, and there are many intellectuals with high culture.
Now that Jian Chen has a lord's identity as a pretense, it is equivalent to having an official background, which is even more invincible to deceive the simple people of Hammondal, if it weren't for this matter being a bit ridiculous, the people would have to spend some time digesting it, but I am afraid that the lord will make a lot of money on the spot.
That night, the lord couldn't sleep while humming a little tune in bed, and his mind was full of piles of gold coins dangling.
We're going to get rich.
Old Kobe's tavern was booming again that night, but Old Kobe, who had been prepared for it, bought a large amount of ale that day, and mixed the water in advance at a ratio of one to one, which finally did not disappoint the customers.
The only topic of discussion among the drinkers in the tavern was the matter of the lord borrowing money, and after a heated discussion, the discussion quickly changed from whether to borrow or not to how much to borrow.
Among them, the old blacksmith Saida was quite excited, and in order to get rid of the greedy hat on his head as soon as possible, he expressed high praise for the lord's behavior of borrowing money, and said that he must use his savings for many years to support the lord's armament.
Unexpectedly, his statement was mistaken for wanting to take this opportunity to get a lot of money from the lord, and the more he borrowed, the more he would get back, which everyone knew very well, and in the end the old blacksmith could only reluctantly sit down and confirm the reputation of greed for money.
And the old Kobe, who has recently become a loyal fan of the lord, said that he would definitely give a large amount of money to support the lord, and made it clear that he would not accept the 10% remuneration proposed by the lord.
"Your Lord, this is for everyone's sake, how can we collect that money with a clear conscience? As long as you can recover the capital, you can do it, don't you say? Besides, with so many tax cuts, how much less do you have to pay that year! ”
When he said the last sentence, old Kobe Bryant had a happy face. However, his previous words with a clear conscience almost made Saida angry.
Tonight's Hammondale is destined to be another sleepless night.